The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-09-30
THE PRESIDENT BANQuErrrD.
He Responds to the Toast. "rhs Presi-
dent Of the United States"

He Responds to the Toast, "The Presi-
dent Of the United States"
The Centennial celebration concluded with
a banquet to the president blythe University
OF Pennsylvania, the American Philosophical
society, College Of physicians, the law acad.
eng, the Historical society, the franklin In
stitute, the Academy of Fine Arts. aud tn
Academy Of Nat%urallScience. President Cleve-
land who was promptly at the academy Of
music ut the hour appointed for the banquet
found waiting for him the most distinguished
visitors to the city us we'll as almost every
prominent man in philadelphia,
The floor was laid over the seats in the
parquet and q table for 900 persons spread.
Bowers Of growingplants and cut II overs hid
the hall from the gaze Of persons on the low
er floor. The boxes and the stage were elab
orately decorated with flowers. The president
took his scat at the place Of honor ON the
no,thcrn side at the building, lanked on the
right hy Provost Peppers, who acteu
as master, and on the left by
George w. Childs. The other guests at the
liable were Secretaries Bayard and Fairchtld
frederick Fraley, ex Governor Hugh Gordon,
Hannibal Hambltn, Mayor Filter, Jonn Jay,
Isaac Cli@el!, Carl shur,z, Charles Francis
Adams, audi Mytyilmer. at the other
rab!es wore coated among Others, ~justices of
the supreme court, officers of the army anu
navy foreign diplomats and gov.
crnurs OF states. The menu was most clabc.
rate. While the gentlemen were still eating
Mrs. Cleveland accompanied by Mrs. Lamont
entered the prosceniuiu box and was greeted
With an outburst of applause. She was fol.
lowed by the appearance in the balcony OF
the wives, daughters and sweethearts of the
gentlemen ON the floor. AS soon as the ladies
had taken their seats, Provost Pepper op-
enea the sppeci-mceting. He referred to tlr
garious organizations, under whose joint aus.
5sccs the ''ts- quot to .he president was given,
IS an outsrOwth OF that momentous event OF
which this was the luudredth anniver.ary
and call d .he presi ient to respond to tht.
TOAST, s'The President of the United Statcs.',
A vigorous eutburSt Of spplause greeted
Mr.. Cleveland when he arose. He said:
U such Il day as this and the atmosphere.
that now surrounds nini, l feel that the rrcs.
II tiGllL VI III y Nv ~ Y uuJu UV lIOuEnls
July modest aud humble. The great ofli.e HI.
OCCUPIES Stands to-day in the presence If its
maker ard 1t is especially fitting for this SER
want of he people and creature of the con-
s.itut!On, amid the impressive scenes of this
centennial occasion, by rigid self-pxamina-
lion to he assured concerning his loyalty and
Obedience to the laws of his existence. He
will tind that the rules prescribed for his
enhance, REQUIRE for the perform
auec of his duty, not inteliec,
n attainmcnts which would raise him far
above the feeling and sentiment Of the plain
psoalc of The laid but rather such knowledg.
of their condition and sympathy with their
wants and leeds as will bring him nearer Ia
them. And though lie may be most appalled,
by ihe weight of his responsibility and iii,
so!e,nnity of his situation he cannot fail to
ind comfort and encouragement in the sue
cess oi the fathers ofthc constitution wrought
rom thcir simple, patriotic, devotion to tht
Interests Of the people. Surely he may hnpt
that, If ,eyerently invoked, the spirit which
ave the constitution life will he sutlicien,
for its successful, operation and the accom-
p ishtnsnt of 1T b-neticient purpose becius.
they are brought nearest to the events and
cones which marked the birth of American
institutions. The people of Philadelphia
siiould, Of al our citizens, be most fnsbued
win sentiments of me broadcast patriotism.
the fist Centennial congress and copstitu-
ttonal con Tcnt!oa met mere and Pniladciphtn
III! has in her keeping, Carpsntcr's
rail, I~nd.ocLdencc hall, rs bell, and
The grave of Fren!dtn. AS I look
bout me and see here represented the sec
cites that express $, largely the cultur.
II Philadelphia, its love of arr, devotion t.,
%sc'crce, is regard for the broadcast knowl-
edge and the studiaus csr, f,r historical re-
search; societics, some of which anteda.e the
constitution. / feel that am in potabl.
90 ;,any. Va ven is given the duty of pre-
serving and protecting for your CITY. for al
your fsi'ow.counirTtncr aud 4, mankind tint.
Traditions and ircd-nts related to the stab.
l!shment of the frycst and best governments
yer vo,:chsafsd TIC man. Ii s a sacred trust
and as times leaves our government farther
and farther from the day of its birth may you
solemnly remember thai these tradi' ions and
Incidents shall never be furnished or n juc.ei
hut that, brightly FURNISHED, theymay always
be held aloft, fastening the gfz, If n patr'.
reverence for the cnEs tuition"
Justice Stanley Matthews responded to tn
scas., "rhe Federal Jndicsary;'' Senator j
3 ingalls, to "Conaress:" Fi.z Hugh Lee /.
"Un,tcd States In 1877 Charles Frapci, Al.
ms to 'The United States in 1SS7:'' Gcntr.
al Sher'hant, .sThc Army;'' :AdmiralLnce to
"fhc Nays" Sir Lionel Plavfair to .Eca.
lana,.' Marquis de Chamh,ui to "France;''
Andrew d. White to "An"r!ca;" John A
knsson TO the Centennial Committee.n and
Henry NJ. Hoyt to "Honorand Immortality IL
ire Members Of the Federal Convention II
1852
tha president and Mrs. Cleveland left q,
1G:45 fo- Washington.